This handy resource guide teaches you how to build two dozen contraptions using low-cost or free recycled materials, batteries, and a single motor. Some of the projects include constructing a hovercraft out of a Styrofoam plate, two corks, and binder clips; building a double-paddle wheeler out of paint stirrers, plastic bottles, and a pair of disposable knives; and, turning bamboo skewers, checkers, and a drinking straw into a three-wheeled motorcycle.
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Print version record.
Contents
Front Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Getting Started; Safety; Basic Circuitry; Mounting the Motor; Peripherals; Land Machines; Water Machines; Air Machines; Spinning Machines; Bizarro Machines; Exploring Motors; Appendix: Supply Sources; About the Watsonville Environmental Workshop; More Great Projects from Curt Gabrielson!